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Re: Bumper Restrictions

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Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik View Post
On the topic of inspectors giving more detailed and exacting inspections to robots that "stretch the rules" regarding bumpers:

Do you inspectors actually have differing levels of inspection for different robots that you like or don't like? Are you actually in the habit of giving some robots a cursory inspection while going over others with a fine tooth comb? If so, what exactly is your reasoning for this? I'm curious, because I can't think of any reason to do only a cursory inspection on an uninspected robot. Unless you've worked with a team, you can't possibly know how well that team knows the robot rules. I've run across some very veteran teams that have missed things on inspections. And I've run across some LRI's (myself included) that have skimmed the rules and missed a detail or two. I'm pretty sure it benefits everyone to treat all robots the same and give everyone a thorough inspection.

So again, why exactly are you giving some robots less than a thorough inspection?
You're making some pretty big assumptions. Who said anything about "like" or "don't like"? That potentially implies that there's some favoritism based on the team; I sure hope that's not what you meant. And who said "cursory"?

"cursory" vs. "thorough" != "thorough" vs. "double-check"

I can't think of a good reason to ever do a cursory inspection on an uninspected robot either.
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